Melanie Perry
Bio
Melanie Perry is an executive coach, located in the Chicagoland area. She helps mid-market CEOs, as well as Senior Leaders at Fortune 500 organizations, achieve critical initiatives by up to 50% faster without sacrificing health and key relationships. Her expertise for helping driven, visionary leaders was honed by partnering with senior executives at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Target Corporation, Deloitte Consulting, and Medtronic, where they were consistently recognized for key initiatives and building culture. With over 10,000 coaching hours, she has refined a process that consistently helps leaders:
- Deliver Lasting Results
- Move Forward with Sound Decision Making
- Manage Stress, Blind Spots and Overwhelm
- Take Consistent Work-free Vacations
Ideal Client
Ambitious, driven, generous and humble leader that is playing all out with work and home and needs help carving out time to be more strategic and intentional with their time, energy and relationships to achieve their results up to 50% faster without sacrificing health and meaningful personal relationships.
Results
Sample Engagement: Increased private equity Principal’s self-awareness, confidence and decisiveness which resulted in her ability to decrease portfolio company’s product time to ship from 30 days to 3 days.
Sample Engagement: Coached COO of private equity backed hospitality company which resulted in exceeding operational efficiency goal by over 90%, which allowed company to recapitalize and save $5 million in interest payments.
Qualifications
Melanie holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Resources from Michigan State University where she was a Division 1 soccer player. She is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation and a certified Leadership Circle practitioner. Melanie’s partial client list includes: Medtronic, Astellas, Walgreens, Verizon, Reverb, Daiichi-Sankyo, Etsy and Limited Brands.
Testimonials
"By working with Melanie, I was able to develop the competency and confidence to effectively partner with our investors, build a team that met or exceeded EBITDA targets for 12 consecutive periods and found unprecedented balance with my family. She has taught me so much about myself and has shared countless tools that help me grow and pass the learnings on to my team."
~ Kathy, COO
"Among a hectic calendar, the hour that I have preserved as “Melanie time” allows me to provide greater emphasis on the importance of evolving as a leader. With her support and guidance, I have quickly implemented improvements that I may not have otherwise recognized and have increased my self-awareness. Melanie is a wizard at making people feel comfortable which allows me to share freely and openly about any obstacles and opportunities."
~ Laura, Chief People Officer
"Melanie helped me transform from the leader I was to the leader I needed to be for my new job and company. She helped me see that not only could I do it, I am more than enough - and being seen by others that way as well. Melanie's coaching didn't just help me in my job - it translated into all aspects of my life, helping me be and show in all the ways I wanted to succeed: relationship with my husband, with my kids, with my family, with my friends, with myself."
~ Christin, Head of Organization Effectiveness
